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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

There are many oranges Of curious
shape and flavor we seldom or never
see in this country. Such are the pear
shaped kind grown in the far East; the
orange of the Philippin S, which is no
larger than good-sized cherry; the
double orange, in vhich two perfect
oranges appear, one within the ether;
and the fingered citron of China, which
is very large, and isplaced on the table
by the Celestials rather for the ex-
quisite fragrance than for its favor
Church Messenger.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
Jumping a claim.-'I want to git

Jumping a claim.-'I want to git
warrant ag'inst Teller fur jumpin
my claim" said an Idaho miner TO a
justice of the peace. The official asked
for particulars. 81 was engaged to be
married to Il girl up at the White Oak
settlement, and another Teller came
along and carried her of. " The miner
was told that he would have to 20
prospecting for another girl
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

White, $685. black, q; sailors on vessels
owned here, 113--total, ALP.
1t was also shown by this census that
there existed, July 1, 4 warehouses, 1898
dwellings, 20 d'y-goods stores, 5 h rd-
ware, druggists, 10 grocery and pro-
visions, 10 taverns, 26 groceries, II
lawyers offices, and 8 churches.-Chi-
cdg0 NeUS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

-She-You must come and see us.
Come any time. He-When do you
dine. She-Always at six and we are
through by eig t. We shall be de.
lighted to see you at eight Don't for
get the hour.-Bedc0R
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
She Spoke With Authority.

Wife Cat supper)-What a very disa.
greeable old gossip Mrs. Hendricks is.
Husband-Have you seen her latelyi
Wife-Yes, spent the entire day
there.-N Y Sun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

The man is living who wrpte =
book that proved concluSively INIT an
Atlantic telegraph cable could De,er be
a success.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
How Electricity is Measured.

An el ctric current has been we'll
compared Nv Ampere to IA str am OF
water flowing in pipe. Just as the
water must have certain "head,
measured in feet. to make it act, so a
current of electricity flows in pres
sure" or tension or "electromotive
force always written p. m (which
IS expressed in volts The liquid may
have high head with but little water,
as in the mountain stream, while "a
electric current may have great ten
sion and vet contain but little etectrl
city. lightning is go'd example Of
enormous tension with only il little
electricity.
On the other hard. great river may
have low head. and an electric cur
rent may have low tension, pressure,
or e. IN. f. while containing IA vast
quantity Of electricity. Or there may
be both high head and large sup
plv Of water-a Niagara faIls-and
similarly a high pressure aud a large
quantity of electricity. Electric cur
rents, then, are practically of two
kinds-of high and of low pressure,
There is distinction between the
number of feet OF fall and the water
itself, so also is there distinction be-
tween the pressufe-or number OF
volts-of electricity and the quantity
or current itself, and this is measured
in amperes- .Irh,uaS1lc Trtreter.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
For Wives and Husbands.

Not long since | WAS walking in the
city with celebrated physician. As
we y ssed house surrounded with
every evidence of wealth and refine
ment, he spoke: 81 have patient IN
there, an idolized wife, who is dying,
and beyond all help, and none OF them
know what is the matter with her, and
still her husband has killed her. .
"Why. Doctor" SAYS |, "what do you
mean?' 81 mean just this, he says,
"her husband is Just literally stepped
in tobacco until the insenslble per,
spiration from his body has become 4
deadly poison, and his wife has ab
sorhed enough Of this, and had before
was called in, SO that she will die.
At an establishment where they treaI
patients for the cure of the tobacco
habit, man just brought in was wash
ed as clean as soap and water coull
make him, and then some flies We're
allowed to alight on him. In hv,
minutes by the watch they were dead
There was poison enough IN the per
spiration that came out of Il man wash
ed AS clean as possible to kill them
You can imagine that it would b
when he wasn't washed, perhaps, t.
spend hours each day in a warm BET
with him.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22

elm tree that shades the yard, and the
white dove has found Il sweet home
there.
Cecile's pale cheek has a faint flush
upon it now. She is studying hard
and is quite the wander of the little
village whert she lives. Some day sic
will be "a prlma donna, they say; and
the rich lady in the y, who directs
all her t"lning, is to take her to En-
rope some day to complete her musi
Cal educaiion.
But this is not all, nor the best
You have not forgotten Marian
Through her. as Cvcile friend, Mrs.
LesiieS mother heart has been strong
ly drawn toward the poor little cash
girl, and many "a one has found a true
friend and helper in her. Through
her, also, other ladies have become IN
terested, and club has been formed
of ladies who make it their pleasure
to look after the little C ,sh girls who
have fallen sick, or who have sickness
or trouble in their homes. And so
many little hearts. and bodies. too
have been comforted in time of trou-
bic, and the kind ladies have been as
much blessed perhaps. in the giving
as any have in the receiving.
said | not true, mutterchen." Ce-
c'e says sometimes, "that my Ester
dove brought promise of good -
Yes, klndchen," answers the sweet
little mother, "God sent it truly, as
lie sends all good things
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
Volume KILL mo. 45,
Adam and His Wife.

In appearance Eve was exceedingly
gracious and beautiful full of reticence
and dignity; people always spoke of
her as a lady, and whispered to one
another that she hid come of COED
stock. To her husband she was full
OF wlstful courtesy; it seemed as if
he had made some sacrifice in marry
ing her, and her devotion was mingled
with gratitude. In Adam there was
less that was peculiar than in his
wife. He would stand often on his
threshold IN the evening and look out.
tie had forgotten that centuries had
passed by, and was still warming for
the return of bis first born-the wan.
derer. 1t was Eve who in the spring
tide turned to the meadow where the
lambs were PLAYING. and she always
went alone. When she came back she
would put her arms around her hus.
bands neck and kiss him. He did
not understand that she was once from
a grave; but he was grateful for the
KISS, and drew her away to look at the
young sprouting blades of corn. He
had become husbandman and was
skilled in the tilling Of the ground.
Eve never looked happier than when
he came home hot and hungry from
working in the fields. She love to set
his meal. lay her, head on his knee,
and listen to his talk Of the wonderful
new ways Of raising crops and plant
ing vineyards. He was busy and CON-
tented, and there was no regret in his
face. But their conversation did not
always turn on commonplace matters.
On winter evening they often discuss
ed ancient history, and showed fami.
liar acquaintance with the stories we
now read in the early chapters of
Genesis. Sometimes they would quar-
rel and grow snllen, or violently dis
agree. Then Adam voice would be
heard in reproach. or EYES in conten-
ton. and Adam would walk out and
lean against the old swing gate that
seemed to be the natural boundary of
his little domain.
When Eve saw him leaning against
the gate and apparently forgetful Of
her, she would steal up to him softly
and they would walk home together. a
new light in their eyes All age had
passed from their faces, and there waa~
ma iesty in their last caressing teach,
for they had no suspicion ofintruders,
and thonght only of each other After
these hours of reconciliation they
would speak Of quite another time in
their iires, when evidently there had
been deep accord between them:then,
and then on.rnging fgiI iIg,ssa NJ NJ 10 laugh
mirth, and Adam. drunk
With the witchery, would grow eln-
luent and tender. MICHAEL FIELD IN
ihs Contemporary Reriew.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
PEB BLES.

It's wise child that resembles it's
richest relative
When Mr.. Gladstone goes ont
among his trees at Hawarden he is not
called Grand O!d Mn, but frst,rate
feller.
Monsieur Du B is, Just after his
wife's funeral, said to friend who had
asked him how he felt: Il feel verrai
mooch deessati.iied.
\ Scotch lady who has been visiting
Boston and New York says the Boston
woman aJmires nothing she under
stands, and the New York woman un
Gerstauds nothing she admires.
Sorrowful child to the Pastor: "Mr.
B., mother sent me to tell you that
father is desd.' Pastor: is he? Did
Won call a doctor?' Child: "No sir;
he just died Of HIMSELF
An interesting series Of articles is
appearing in the Baza,, entitled: "How
to Live on Five Hundred Year"
This series should by supplemented by
another to be called: GLOW to Get
the Five Hundred to Live on"
Mr.. P. Danaviarr consults his den.
tist. "Excruciating pain in your teeth,
Won saw" inquired the practitioner.
"Horrlble "How often does it come
on2' Every five minutes" "And
lasts? ?" oh! a quarter Of an hour at
the very least.
At the police station.-Policeman to
tramp: you were begging from house
to house, and yet find thirty five
cents in small change in your pocket"
Tramp: "Well, We didn't expect me
10 have the thirty five cents in twenty
dollar gold pieces, did you?"
"Why don't you kill that old horse,
Tom ?" '.Because | mean to sell him."
Sell him? No one will buy that old
brute" "Don't be so sure. | bet I'll
sell him for fifty dollars. A few days
after they met again. "Wel', you
didn't sell your horse, dld you y es,
| did; and for fifty dollars" "Who
bought him?' Mother
Diplomacy at the German court is
so nicely balanced that the slightest
expression is translated into an import
ant threat or admission. Two diplo.
mates met recently. and one made ex-
clamation. "You said Oh! | think, "
remarked al ambassador. "Beg par
don, said Ahn' was the quick re-
sponse and the entente cordiale was re-
established.
"Prisoner," SAID a Nevada Judge,
sw hat have you to say to this indict-
) ment; are you guilty or not guilty p
e sBefore | answer the question. judge,
. I'd like to ask your honor if this little
spectacled dude is all the lawyer I've
: got?'' "That is Mr.. Ferguson, sir,
!. responded the judge sternIy; 81 have
e appointed him to defend you, as you
0 seem to have no counsel" "Judge.'
said the prisoner, sighing heavily
I"I'm guilty"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
Acc mplishments of an Armless Man.

There recently died at Potsd- I'M, St.
Lawrence county,N. y, Richard Dono-
van, who was IN some respects one Of
the most remarkable men In Northern
New \ ork. Twenty Years ago, when
Il boy. Donovan worked in flour mill
One dav he was c.ught in a belt and
received injuries that necessitated tax
Ing oil both arms at the shoulders
This misfortune did not discourage
bin and, after recovering his health,
he set about earning his livelihood as
bet he could without the use Of hands
or arms. Part of the time he had
lived alone aud from the necessity Of
helping himself he became wonder.
fully adept IN performing all kinds OF
work, using his feet and moath prin
cipally. He owned horse. of which
he took the entire care, harnpssed it.
fastened and unfastened the buckles
with his teeth, and drove with the
reins tied around his shoulders. Being
in need of wagon. he bought wheels
and axles and built box buggy con-
.lese and paintsd it. lie went to the
i'm Is n;,s g. .YS..alsr das snei built COW
md. with the hammer in one foot antl
holding the nail with the othe", he |
nailed the boards on as we'll as most |
men could 90 with their hands. He |
lug we'll twelve feet deep on farm
in this town and stoned it himself. He |
could NOW away hav by holding the |
fork under his chin and letting it rest
against his shoulder. He would pick
lp potatoes III the field as fast as a
man could dig them H. would dress
himself, get his meals. write his letters,
and in fact do almost anything that
any man with two arms could d..
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
JOXN u. LLOU U.

JOHN W LLOYD.
Marsco e
sromIo more thar ananyo
JOHN ". LLOYD.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
1luftry.
A CEIIsNE.-

E'rth in heaVenly rest is s'.'Ping
Moon and stars their watch ar keeping
here gar drn, bright with flowers,
Siumb.rs throusht the midnight hours,
Good night
There. with moonbesms shining 0 er it
Stands cottage. ami before it,
un leafy tiuirn spray,
Sings a bird It's tender Inv-
Good night! Good nightl
10 her bower the maid lis dreaming
bf The flowers around her cleaning.
Heaven : own peace wthis her breast,
Angsls. watching guard her rest
Good night Good night
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22


greus call
The mate a
gooi
the hrst 10 one IN
Marys
Marynd tits lyio
planters o
Company nore
Can a
o will
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22

Sorrowful child to the Pastor: "Mr.
B.. mother sent me to tell you that
father is de,d." Pastor: is he? Did
Won call doctor" ?" Child: "No sir;
he lust died Of himself"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-03
Why Green Brought Coal.

Il read IN the paper to-day" said
smart little Johnny Green to his teach
er during the progress of the geology
lesson, THAT what appears to be a
great area of purecarbon has been dis
covered
'.Ah, indeedr' said the teacher.
THAT is very Interesting. I hike to
see that my boys are Observalt, and
read thenewspapers. But it is rare in
deed 10 find deposits of pure carbon.
Was the discovery made in Pennsyl-
vania?"
Farther away than that, sir. Far.
fat mway."
''EnOregon,'ur Washington Territory,
Perhaps?'
Further stiE, sir. It makes ones
mind soar"
::Xh! Then'ft must be in THE Russian
petroleum fields. on the Caspian sea?''
Much further than that >sir."
'"Whereis it, Green?''
ION the planet Neptune, sir"
'':Ah, indeed Well, Green, You may
Ego down stairs and bring up ten hods
,ofroal for the coal-box. With so i'm
'portant discovery as thsl which you
have just announced. It is plain that
'therupply ofsfuel isn't going to give
out for some time to come, Go at once,
sir!--Youthss Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-03

of splitting tobacco juice, while he kept
up an animated discussion on the sub
ject of cyclones and washouts.
"And We say that niger 10 was the
fust to discover it and give the alarm?
Wall, the boy ought to be rewarded. :"
That's so," was the reply. Hes q
bright. faithful chap, but he's lived
from hand to mouth ever since his
mother died; run of errands for Curtis
mostly, an he's been kind of careless
bout the boy. But he's all alive now,
Curtis. 1 mean; an he's going to
send him to school, an let him
make something if he will. The boys
never had half chance. There he is
this blessed minute" a rush
toward the door. Here, 10, hold on a
second, we want to shake ha1ds with
YOU"
10 edged in bashfully. the same Jc.
bat looking so bright and happy. A
full stomach and host of friends made
n different world to the brave little
cOlOred waif.
As 10 undrcssed and crert into COM
Portable bed that night. he fell into his
odd way Of talking to bimself. dat
washout's mighty lucky for me. but
Dinah says don't talk OF tuck, jss' tank
de good Lord. An does from my
heart. an I'll be somebody yet, an then
I'll help all the po' little uns in the wide
world. "-E. E. b., in y. Y. Eramixec.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-03
Monkey Hero.
had a fayurite mon

.AnoSlenan had a favorite monkey,
a large .n1angOutang. which, you
know, is the largest species of monkey,
except the gorilla. The monkey was
very much attached to his master, and
to the baby boy who was the pet of the
whole family.
One day aifse suddchI7 broke out in
the house, and everybodg was running
here and there to put it out, while the
little boy in his nurseryvvas almost for
gotten, and when they thought of him.
the staircase was all in flames. What
could be donee
AS ':hey were lookinga,p and wonder
ing. 81 large, hairy hand and arm
opened.the window, and presently the
monkey appeared with tie baby in his
arms, and carefully clinsbed over the
porch, and brought the sdhild safely to
his nM.se. Nobody else could have
done it, for a. man cannoa climb like q
monkey, and isMot nearly SO strong.
You may imagine how the faithful
creature was praised and petted after
that.
This is true story, a8d the child
who was saved was the yea ng Marquis
,Of Elildare.-Golden Days.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-03
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
GOOD PLAYMATE.

In lesson time or holiday,
No matter il tits work or play,
There's always one with heart and will
To Join with me- It's sister Phil.
Her name is Phyelis, but when We
Were tiny mites OF five and three.
Icalled her Phil and then somehow
Twas never changed from then till now.
lhave no brothers, and it might
Sometimes be dull. but Phil is quite
As good Q playmate, and as kind
AS any brother you could find.
She has a share in all I do,
She feeds my pets. plays cricket, too,
And when made my boat Sunshine"
She lemmed the sails with stitches fine.
For rainy days she knows store
OF games and tales, and, what is more,
Each night she makes quite clear and plain
TIE lessons hard that tire my brain.
On holidays often go
TO play with other boys I know,
But there's playmate better stiu
Than all of them; It's sister Phil
Emily Gleaton, in LitAe Folks.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-03
olOxH FROM NETTLES.
How the Chinese En- ploy GrSsss Fiber 70
Commercial Purposes.

How the Chinese En- plOy Grass Fiber for
Commercial Purposes.
Grass cloth is likely to hare a more
extensive market than formerly. 1t is
u Chinese production. spes linens of
which comet to us generally in the shape
of handkerckiefs. The material is a
fiber, not grass, anti a species of net
ties. Those Mettles are carefully cult
waited in China. where they grow in
great quantities. as they do in India
and Ceylon. In India hitherto no
marked attempt at cultivation has been
made. They are free from the singing
character of the ordinary nettles. In
Cevlsn and India, wher'e the plants
grow wild. these netdes are cut
Just about the time of seed
ing and bleadked by the assist
ance of tie heavy night 6ews
and the hot midday suns. and the filters
gathered together ana spun into ropes
of thin Irvine. frOm which cOarse hitting
is made. This primitive way of treat
ing the nettles is not allowed III China.
and. indeed. the employment of the
fibre silk for commercial purposes seems
to be Chinese secret.
Not only is the texture of the cloth
manufactured from this fibre very
beautiful-it is principally remarkable
for its splendid gloss and peculiar
transparency-but it is extremely
strong and durable. Betting for ma
chinery has already been made with the
China grass fibre. and on being testedit
was found that it could bear a strain of
1926 to the square inch. whereas
leather could only sustain pressure of
4. 249 pounds to the square inch. So soon
as manufacturers and oosf1nalers have
had sufficient time for experimenting.
we may expectt to see grass cloth very
generally used. -Boston Budget.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-03
a SWAMPER,S CAMP.
dow tho Dwellers i'm the LO1isiaifa
fwamps Builu Their Huts.

dow tho DwelIerS In the LO0istaffA
fwamps Build Their Huts.
a Asuisiana swamfer's camp con-
siists ola lot of slabs from a cypress
tree, here called pevs. These are
driven upright into the ground. A roof
.Yf the.same material lis added; .bunks,
benches and table on tine same print
tive principle are,sO0hopnstruoted, and
ahe camp is finished. when we first
arrived writes "a correspondent, ''in
one of these blissful bowers, things
sTere dry and comfortable. but this con-
dition was Of short duration. The
water rapidly rose, and was seoE two
feet deep under table and hunks.
Ehen, at beast, became more intimate
~ acquainted with the neighborly spirit
that,lurkes in the bosom IF the mecca
SIN. Upon awakening one morning the
FIRST thing that appeared TO my hMri-
fed gaze was a moccasin that seemed
t. me ten feet feet long Git was found
t. measure two) curled sup in my
blanket asleep. He seem 10 be per-
fesfly ut hsme. and, though felt con-
fident he hae mistaken his apartments,
hi air of perfect serenity and conf
dersne i'll my understanding the awl-
wardness of the situation for him. in
case j demanded an explanation,
wreasht upon my nervous nature to
such an extent, that rather than
awaken him and demand his card,
determined to leave him in
full possession. In fact, my solicitudc
for his feelings was such that in
order to not disturb him. scarcely
breathed until 1 was safely On the
floor. Once there and cut of reach,
I felt nay courage and anger rise and
demanded satisfaction. 4 accordingly
dispatched him with q rasnrod. and
hung him by the neck to the under
side of the bunk. Soon after we got a
king snake i1 camp. and that settled
any further visits frOm m0ecasins.
King snakes are the particular pets of
a swamp. and woe to the rash stranger
who kills one; for. If his performance
is witnessed, q sound and eonscien-
tiously laid-on thrashing j. the certain
result. The only excuse accepted is
ignorance, and it will not work q /
second time. This beautiful reptile well
deserves the protection it receives. 1t
kills every other snake that crosses its
path, and all manner of vermine. 1t
can by no provOcatiOn be induced to
attack man. have seen q combine
ton Of boy and stick sufficient to strike
terror to the heart of any thing less
than rhinOceros, and the
poor creature would content itself with
hiding its head under its coil, and
await with patience the departure of |
its torment0r in search of more stirring
game. The meek and l0wly spirit this |
thing exhibits under afiiction, l. touch
ing to behold. and has been greatly |
neglected in pointing morals and
adornins taleA-ckicago Nail